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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. A Word from the Publisher
2. A Word from the Club President
3. Spotlight on: "Quicksilver Madness"
4. Mini Interview with Richard Barrera
5. Sound Off!
6. What Happens Next?
7. Important Addresses

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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER
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Hi all you fellow I-Maniacs!

I'd like to start by telling you about a couple of newsletter changes that are taking place as of this issue:
- Firstly, we've decided to automatically send the newsletter to fan club members instead of making them go through the extra step of sending a separate email for the newsletter after having already done so to sign up for the club. If you are suddenly receiving the newsletter and wish to be removed from the mailing list, please let us know at imannewsletter@yahoo.com. If, on the other hand, you are suddenly receiving the newsletter and like what you see, please stick around :)
- Secondly, I'm sure you've noticed that we have a new name for the newsletter, "Disappearing Ink". This was a suggestion sent to us by Sir_Christopher and we loved it so much, we adopted it right away! It seems to give the newsletter a certain panache. I hope you all like it as much as we do!

It seems that the "anti shy bug" tablets we passed out last newsletter really worked! We got quite a few submissions for the "What Happens Next" section this time, which proved what I suspected all along? I-Maniacs are a very creative bunch of people. The only problem is that it made it very difficult to choose just one because they were all excellent, but that's a problem I can deal with :) Bravo everyone and keep them coming!

This issue of the newsletter is one of the most exciting so far. It includes some great news from our fearless leader Stacey plus a short interview with one of "The Invisible Man" crew members, Richard Barrera. I hope you enjoy it!

As always, we welcome any feedback. Just send your comments and suggestions to imannewsletter@yahoo.com.

Gina

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A WORD FROM THE CLUB PRESIDENT
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AGENDA

* Greeting and Changes
* Numbers and New Members
* T-Shirts
* Fanfic Contest
* New Merchandise
* Upcoming Chat


*Greetings and Changes*
Greetings my fellow I-Maniacs! There are some changes that are going to be taking place regarding how information is disseminated to you in the future. Now that the club is growing so quickly, I have a LOT more responsibilities to take care of and a lot of upcoming projects to oversee. As a result, I have spoken with Gina and we have decided to join forces. As of today (Tuesday, 11/14) I will no longer be sending out weekly "Fan Club Updates" -- instead, I will simply tally everything I need to tell you and put it in the "Word from the Club President" section of the newsletter. This allows me to focus more attention on all the upcoming things I have in store for all of you!
In order to ensure that all club members get all the information they need, I have made sure that you all receive the newsletter. If, in the future, you no longer want to get this newsletter, simply send an email to imannewsletter@yahoo.com and request to be taken off the list. Keep in mind, though, that if you decide NOT to stay on the newsletter list you can still get regular updates by visiting the ImanFanClub site at
www.geocities.com/imanfanclub. There, each new updated newsletter is uploaded, so you should never be out of the loop.

*Numbers and New Members*
Ever since getting back from San Diego I have been getting daily requests for permission to join the fan club. It is a wonderful sight to see. Our numbers are now up to 111 members! That's fantastic! Our newest members are: Lady Deane, Mrs. Spooky, NM37, Maidynmoon, AlyxSilver, WorkerCaste, Rednel, Sir_Christopher, Melon_Scientist, Kat and nUuRTH. Let's give our newest members a great big I-Maniac welcome! *Stacey pauses to do a snoopy dance of joy*

*T-Shirts*
Okay gang. Deadline has come and gone. I will accept NO MORE orders for the Imaniac T-shirts. All of you who sent in your orders, thank you. The numbers have been sent off to the printer (THANKS SHEL!) and you should all be receiving your shirts rather shortly! For everyone who submitted an order, I will send you a separate email letting you know the size I have you down for and what you owe. The quicker you can get the check, money order or cash to me, the better. These shirts are really REALLY great! I want to thank Shel so much for all of her hard work on this one with me. When I saw them I was absolutely floored, you guys are going to love them! For everyone who did not or could not order a shirt, have no fear. I will be printing up fan club shirts on a yearly basis. So, next year, we will have new shirts will updated members on them that will say "I-Maniacs 2001" and so on and so on every year!

*FanFic Contest*
WHEW! The sheer number of entries that Lauren and I are getting are, well, GREAT! I can't believe how wonderful all these stories are! Huge, big thanks to Lauren for all of her help on this venture! It's going to
be great fun and this week we will be posting and linking all of the entries onto my site so you can all go and read and vote! Don't worry, you can still send in your entries, the deadline is midnight ET on December 1st. You can find a list of the rules for the contest at my site: http://www.theiman.homestead.com/theiman.html
Just scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the logo for the fanfic contest (designed by Gina!). First prize is (you ready for this?) a T-shirt that has been hand-signed by the ENTIRE CAST and even some of the CREW of I-Man! Yes! Just imagine being able to own this wonderful shirt, just imagine how HARD it's going to be for me to PART with it! *smirk*
It's really a great shirt and it will surely make the first prize winner very happy indeed. The runner up for the contest will get a beautifully bound set of Eberts' Files hand-signed by Mike McCafferty himself! Thanks to Helena for taking the time to print out and then bind all of Mike's posts -- it's georgeous!
We have some great prizes lined up for you guys, all you have to do is enter for your chance to win!


*New Merchandise*
Alrighty then! I said that I had some new ideas and projects simmering for all of you and I wasn't lying! I've been getting some great advice and wonderful ideas and I wanted to pass them along to all of you, see what you would be interested in and what you wouldn't. So here is some of what I have in store for all you members:

*A shirt that states "All I Need To Know In Life I Learned From Watching I-Man" -- this comes complete with the "I-Maniac" logo on the front and all those wonderful life lessons I-Man has taught us on the back.

*Various shirts that will sport snippets of our favorite I-man sayings along with who said them. For example: "You don't need to know" --BH or "No, no, no .. I want the purple one"-- DF and even "We're all endangered species" TK

*I-Maniacs keychains -- these will have the I-Maniacs logo on the front and our motto "Visible Fans of the Invisible Man" on the back.

*Counteragent pens -- yes, you heard me. Counteragent pens. We've all seen them at one time or another. Those pens that look like hypodermic needles. Thanks to LoganLover, she was able to find those pens with blue liquid inside of them! We're having the words "I-Maniacs Counteragent" printed on those pens and will soon have them for sale!

*Know that "bike" photo of Shannon, Paul and Vince on my site? It's coming soon to a mousepad near you! I'm also looking into the possibility of turning that precious bike photo into a puzzle as well!

Are these things you guys would potentially buy or want? Let me know what is of interest to you so I have an idea of what to go forward with and what to scrap. I'm doing this for all of you guys, so I'd like to know what you would be willing to purchase.

*Upcoming Chat*
This is the creme-de-la-creme right here. I know that what I have to tell you is not much notice, but I was able to set this up at the VERY last minute and I just couldn't say no. Ever since coming back from California, I have been in contact with Stu Segall about various things I have planned and what I would like to do. Well (hang on to your shirts, ladies and gents) I have managed to set up a 2 hour chat with BOTH Paul and Vince, at the SAME TIME, ON THE SAME NIGHT! That's right, both of these wonderful men have agreed to chat with FAN CLUB MEMBERS ONLY for 2 hours on Sunday, November 19th starting at 9pmET/6pmPT. Didn't I tell you when you joined that I would make sure you got perks? Well, here is one of those perks! I have been told by TPTB that the cast and crew are very excited about the club and want the opportunity to chat one-on-one (so-to-speak) with the club members. Unfortunately, many of them don't want to come to the SciFi chat room because of the danger of flooders and trolls and other nasty things. So, I have set up a private chat room that is password protected and open to members only, and I DO MEAN members only. I want to thank Helena for helping me out with this one! Now, since this is for members of the fan club only, I have set up some ground rules that I expect to be followed. If any of these rules are broken in any way, I will cancel the chat. Paul and Vince are giving us 2 hours of their time to talk with us, I want to make sure it's an enjoyable experience, both for them and for us. If you cannot abide by the rules then you will ruin it for everyone, including the actors.
RULES
*First and foremost -- you are to speak about this chat to NO ONE outside the fan club! I mean it is NOT TO BE DISCUSSED on the board or in the chat room or in an email to a friend you have in Tijuana. If I see it has been posted on the board or am told it has been discussed or even HINTED at in chat, I will cancel the entire thing. No questions asked. I have eyes everywhere, trust me. Paul and Vince have stated that they want to talk only to club members at this point, they are excited about the club and its members and want a chance to chat with all of you. This is a privilege, treat it as such.
*Once you are in the chat room, I will allow you 5 (AND ONLY 5) minutes to cheer, applaud, gush, swoon, whatever to Paul and Vince before we get started. Once we do get started, questions WILL be asked in an orderly manner. I am not doing this like the SciFi moderated chats, I will NOT be having a moderator choose which questions Paul and Vince answer. YOU get to ask your questions and they will be answered. However, since I am expecting a large crowd to attend, you will be limited TO ONLY ONE question. I'm sorry, but if we have 100 people in the room, that's 100 questions these guys have to answer. I WILL be having a moderator in the room to make sure things flow smoothly. You will be called upon (in the order you are seated in the chat room) to ask your question. For example, if the line up is : jakgirl, fg13, nebula and Gina then jak will ask her question first, followed by fg13 then nebula and then gina and so on and so on down the line. You have 5 days to come up with that burning question you need to have answered. Please try to refrain from asking questions that were already answered in the earlier moderated chats. If you have questions that were not chosen or never got thru, use them now. I can pretty much guarantee that everyone will get a question answered.
*I am expecting all of you to behave in an orderly manner once the chat has started. The moderator will be there to ensure the timely asking of questions one at a time. If any, and I do mean ANY, of you cause a ruckus or talk out of line or are outright unruly, you will be removed from the chat room and not allowed to come back in. As I stated earlier, these men are giving us 2 hours of their time, let's not waste it.
*If the chat gets out of hand (continuous talking out of turn, rowdy behavior, etc..) then our last resort will be to completely turn the chat into a moderated chat. I don't want to do this, I want it to be fun for everyone. However, I do need to think of our guests. I trust all of you and know that you want to have as much fun as humanly possible, but I still need it known that I will take whatever steps are necessary to ensure this chat goes smoothly.
*Okay, now for the stuff you need to know (pun intended) in order to attend the chat. On Sunday night, go to the InvisibleMan chat room and join #waitingroom. You all know how to do this, right? Go to the main I-Man chat room and in the Message Line type the following command /join #waitingroom this will take you to the "fanclub lobby" where you will all be asked to wait until Paul and Vince are ready. You can ask whatever questions you have about the chat since either I or the moderator will be there. Once you are in the #waitingroom, the moderator will then tell you where the actual chat will be taking place.
*Remember this password : iman You will need this password to get into the main chat room when we are ready to begin. Put it in a safe place, commit it to memory, tattoo it on your person if you have to -- but just remember it and remember to NOT TELL ANYONE ELSE about it. If, while in the #waitingroom I see anyone in there who is NOT a member of the fan club, I will cancel the chat. I am NOT taking the chance of flooders or trolls coming in. Please understand that I'm not trying to be a hard-nose or complete "meany" about this, it's just that Paul and Vince are trusting me to pull this thing off without a hitch and I plan to make sure that happens. I love and trust you all, I just want you to be aware that I will take whatever steps I have too!
*Let's have fun! Paul and Vince are going to be with us for 2 whole hours! 9-11pm on the East and 6-8pm on the West! This is a wonderful treat that I know you all will just love! I've been told that they are both very excited about it since they were not too happy with the moderated SciFi chat. We all know Paul wanted to stay longer, well so did Vince! It's going to be great, gang! Please just follow the rules I have set up and you will have the absolute BEST time of your life! I promise!

*whew* That's a LOT isn't it? Well .. I have a lot in store for all of you and wanted you to know what is going on. I'm glad that all of you are part of the club and I'm working as hard as I can to make sure it's an enjoyable and fun experience for all of you. You're a great group of people, I just want nothing but the best for all of you!

Until next time!

Stacey

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SPOTLIGHT ON: "Quicksilver Madness": http://www.jag.cx/InvisibleMan
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"Quicksilver Madness" at http://www.jag.cx/InvisibleMan is an incredibly slick looking site! Its dark shades of muted blues and purples give it a very dreamlike feel. But the slick look is only the beginning! In addition to essential pages like publicity photos and links to other I-man sites, you'll find a page of gorgeous and very unique wallpaper graphics for your computer's desktop.

It also has what is shaping up to be one of the coolest episode guides around. Each episode category currently includes not only a summary of the episode, but hundreds of screen captures from that episode. You can even make a request for a particular capture! And if you take a look at the page for "Pilot Part One" you'll get a taste of the other cool components, which are being added and will fill out the guide fantastically. One of these components-in-progress is a very extensive list of sound files in mp3 format. Each sound file includes its size and approximate download time and is accompanied by a corresponding screen capture. Another component-in-progress, found within the episode summary page, is a really nifty list of "Notes of Interest" about the episode.

"Quicksilver Madness" is a work in progress and all of these cool components are being added constantly, so keep checking back! While Jaguar doesn't have a guest book to sign, I'm sure she'd be happy to hear how much you enjoy her site.

Got a great Invisible Man web site or know of one? Tell us about it. Send e-mail to imannewsletter@yahoo.com.

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MINI INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD BARRERA
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Richard Barrera, who works in the crew for "The Invisible Man", was kind enough to agree to a short email interview so we could find out how he contributes to our favorite show. I'm sure you're all going to love hearing what he had to say, so without further adieux?!

DISAPPEARING INK: I'd like to start by asking you what your responsibilities are as a crew member for "The Invisible Man".
RICHARD: I am a Focus Puller for the a-camera. We have two cameras on our show, "a" and "b". I guess you'd call "a" the more important of the two. It's hard to understand what I really do on the show? I think only other Focus Pullers would relate. Anyway, It's my job to keep the shots in focus and maintain the cameras. There are other duties, but it's late and my mind is blank right now.

DISAPPEARING INK: What is your background? Is this your first show?
RICHARD: I hail from Honolulu Hawaii but have been in California for about 10 years now. Like most of us on the crew, I worked on "Pensacola: Wings of Gold" for three years before working on "The Invisible Man"

DISAPPEARING INK: Sometimes crew members just sort of fall into their job but have other aspirations. Was camera work your intention or is it a stepping stone for you to something else?
RICHARD: Being a Focus Puller is one of the most important, but least appreciated jobs on the set, which is why I'd one day like to be the Director of Photography.

DISAPPEARING INK: What is a typical day like for you and the rest of the camera crew?
RICHARD: A typical day is like this: I get there in the morning and have a cigarette and coffee for breakfast. Then Raul, my trusty sidekick, gets the equipment off the truck and onto the carts to ease mobility. While he does that, I clean and lube the camera. After that I slap a mag of film on the body, throw the lens on and we're ready to rock and roll.

DISAPPEARING INK: Are there any different preparations you go though when shooting on location vs. sound stage?
RICHARD: Location and stage days are pretty much the same, I guess.

DISAPPEARING INK: Are there specialties in camera work? For example, is there one person who always shoots the FX shots?
RICHARD: To answer the last question, the a-camera shoots most of the fx shots, under the supervision of Gerard Black, our Special FX guy.

A great big thank you goes out to Richard for taking time out of his very busy schedule to answer these questions for us!

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SOUND OFF!
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In this section of the newsletter we offer all of you the opportunity to give us your opinion on various Invisible Man subjects.

Before we get into the new topic, let's check out the results of the last "Sound Off". If you remember, I asked you to choose your favorite piece of hi-tech Agency equipment: The slide projector, Hobbes's satellite dish style listening device, or the tri-dimensional data viewers. The result was an almost unanimous love of the viewmast? uh? I mean "tri-dimensional data viewers" with the exception of one write-in by FawkesFox for the Invisible-vision goggles Hobbes used in "Reunion".

New Topic:
Which invisibility effect do you like the most? Is it the "missing body part" look that Darien sometimes sports such as no arms, no legs, no head? Perhaps you like his creepy "invisible eyes" best? Or are you partial to the "invisible Darien bypassing laser security" effect?

You can Sound Off by sending your choice (as difficult as it may be, please choose only one) to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by November 27th and be sure to put the words "Sound Off" in the subject of your email

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
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In this section of the newsletter you get the chance to get your creative juices flowing and write the next part of an ongoing story. Below, you'll find the story so far. Your mission, should you choose to accept it (unlike The Official, we give you the choice :), is to write the next part of the story in about 125 words or less. As the submissions for this newsletter prove, it'll be a tough choice, but I will pick one submission and post it in the next newsletter and continue from there. Ready? Here goes!

The teaser:
Darien was a happy guy. He had just gotten a shot of counteragent and wouldn't need a new one for a while, things were quiet at the agency, and most importantly, he was going to spend a nice relaxing evening at home with a home-made meal and his favorite book "The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers". "It doesn't get any better than this", he thought as he headed toward his apartment with a bag of groceries in one arm.
As he unlocked the door, the scene inside made him stop in his tracks. "Aw crap!" he said as the smile disappeared from his face and was replaced by a look of dismay. His apartment had been ransacked and very thoroughly at that. After taking a moment to digest the situation, he walked cautiously into the apartment careful not to step on anything breakable, which had not already been broken, and checked to make sure that whoever made the mess wasn't still there.

Part 2 by R2:
Glass crunched under Darien's feet as he made his way through his destroyed apartment. Nothing had been spared and Darien felt violated. Unknown hands had rifled through his possessions, going over his personal affects. The intruder, or intruders, had been quite thorough. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest, his small abode abnormally quiet. With a deep breath, Darien allowed the quicksilver to coat his body, neatly rendering him invisible. If whoever had done this was still here, he saw no need to give them the advantage. There was a small noise from inside the bathroom, Darien's head snapped around at the sound as he began to make his way toward the closed door.

Part 3 by R2
Slowly, Darien reached out and grasped the cold handle in his equally cold hand. Fear and anger were vying for attention, whoever had ransacked his home was still stupid enough to be here. Big mistake.
He flung the door open and blindly launched himself inside, grabbing a stunned individual around their waist. There was a startled shout as he and the intruder fell to the ground in a tangle of arms and legs, Darien could feel them struggling to get out from under him and he knew that he had the upper hand.
Darien gripped a flailing hand tightly as he glanced down at the person who had destroyed his apartment. His breath left him in a horrified gasp as he recognized the man, "Hobbes?"

Part 4 by Kathy Czechowski, a.k.a. Hei_Mao
Hobbes snorted, jerking from Darien's grip and standing. "Thanks for the hospitality. Love what
you've done with the place," he said, brushing broken glass from his sleeves.
"What do you mean by that? I didn't do this." Darien's brow furrowed as he let the quicksilver fall
away.
"What, and I did? You called me here."
"No, I didn't." His voice trailed off as he stared at the mess.
"Yeah, you did. You said you wanted to talk to me about something, the door would be unlocked, I
should just walk in. I walked in, and POW! I woke up in here. Then you came barrelling in...."
Darien paused, shaking his head. "I didn't call you. This doesn't make sense."
"Right. If someone wanted to frame me for tossing your apartment, why call me here?" Hobbes rubbed the back of his head. A large bruise was rapidly purpling beneath a dozen small cuts. He winced,
mumbling curses.
"Somebody wanted us here at the same time. The mess is just a distraction. Someone wanted us out of the
way," Darien declared.
Hobbes nodded, his expression grim. "I was thinking the same thing."

Your turn! Send your version of What Happens Next to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by November 27th and be sure to put the words "What Happens Next" in the subject of your email.

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IMPORTANT ADDRESSES
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To join the fan club:
stacey_meyer@hotmail.com

For newsletter comments or suggestions:
imannewsletter@yahoo.com

Suggestions or comments about Sci-Fi's on-air programming:
program@www.scifi.com

Suggestions or comments about Sci-Fi's bboard:
bboard@www.scifi.com

Fan mail for the cast and crew:
Cast or Crew Member's Name
c/o Stu Segall Productions
4705 Ruffin Rd.
San Diego, CA 92123

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